Welcome to the FDLP Academy The goals of the FDLP Academy are to: Inform and educate the Federal depository library community about U.S. Government information resources. Assist Federal depository libraries in better serving their communities. Advance Government information literacy. Through this collaboration between the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO), Federal depository libraries, and other Federal agencies, FDLP library partners and the publ...

The Cataloging and Indexing (C&I) Program is one of the Superintendent of Documents’ Public Information Programs mandated by Title 44 of the United States Code (U.S.C.). The statutory obligation of the C&I Program is to prepare and publish a comprehensive index of every Federal document issued or published by a department, bureau, or office, not confidential in nature, and regardless of format. This is derived from the requirements for cataloging and indexing cod...

The United States Government is the largest publisher in the world. Every day the U.S. Government issues congressional bills, laws, regulations, presidential documents, studies, and more on a variety of topics. The Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) was established by Congress to ensure that the American public has access to its Government's information. The Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) is administered by the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO). ...

If you are new to the FDLP, the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) welcomes you. This guide is intended to help you get started with your library’s Federal depository operation. First Steps Identify Basic Information about Your Library’s Depository Federal Depository Library (FDL) Number Found in the FDL Directory and on the inside flap of depository shipment boxes. The number includes leading zeroes and may contain a letter at the end, for e...

Federal depository libraries are an important connection between the people throughout the United States with their Government. As part of the Federal Depository Library Program, these libraries collaborate on a local and national level to provide access to both current Web-based Federal Government resources and services and historical Federal documents. Some of our libraries have been participating in the Program since the early 19th century. ...